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CVE-2016-2779
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-02-07T15:59:00.287 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:44:22.910

Summary

runuser in util-linux allows local users to escape to the parent session via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call, which pushes characters to the terminal's input buffer.

Affected products

kernel — util-linux

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References

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